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Breaking | Bombay High Court Allows Kunal Kamra's Plea, Strikes Down 2023 Amendment To IT Rules On 'Fact Check Units'

After receiving the 'opinion' of "tie-breaker" Judge, the Bombay High Court division bench today declared amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, "unconstitutional" and struck down the said amendment, which allowed the Central government to establish Fact Check Units to identify "fake and false" information about its business, being circulated on digital platforms. The bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr …

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MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday struck down provisions that empowered the central government to set up a “fact check unit” to take down online content deemed fake or misleading. Standup Comedian - Kunal Kamra In his referral order, Justice AS Chandurkar opined: “The amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India.” His …

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: March 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Centre's notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau to identify fake news about the Union government saying the challenge to the FCU involves serious Constitutional questions. Standup comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay high court verdict. A bench headed by Chief Justice of …

Bombay High Court rejects Kunal Kamra's plea to restrict GoI from notifying Fact Check Unit

On 13th March, the Bombay High Court allowed the Government of India to notify the Fact Check Unit. The court rejected the application filed by self-proclaimed stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and others challenging the constitutionality of the FCU under Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild, the News Broadcast Digital Association, and the Association of Indian Magazine …

Govt Fact Check Unit In Public Interest, Cannot Be Stayed At The Behest Of A Few Individuals: Centre To Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court today reserved order on interim application by comedian Kunal Kamra and others seeking stay on formation of Fact Check Unit under 2023 amendment to IT Rules, 2021 till the pendency for their writ petitions against the amendment. The 2023 amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 empowers the government to establish an FCU to identify fake, false, …

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: January 2024

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday told the Bombay high court that the role of the fact-checking unit proposed by the Central government will be restricted to the business of the Central government, its policies and programmes, and it may not seek to curb opinions or satire appearing on social media. Comedian - Kunal Kamra The affidavit …

'We Are Concerned About Broadcasts Which Incite Violence' : Supreme Court Seeks Clarity From Centre On Powers Under Cable TV Act A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde asked the Central Government about its powers under Cable TV Networks Act 1994 to control broadcast of content, that has a tendency to incite violence. "We Will Not Stop High Court"; Supreme …

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